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Vauxhall is making its range of cars even more affordable with the return of its popular Scrappage Allowance Scheme. The programme offers customers £2,000 (including VAT) towards a new Vauxhall when they trade in their old car for scrappage. (more…)

Vauxhall has unveiled its top-of-the-range Vivaro Limited Edition NAV model which features distinctive exterior styling and all the latest kit, including seven-inch touchscreen, smartphone docking station and automatic headlights. (more…)

Vauxhall’s first of many new crossovers officially has a price tag. Crossland X will start at £16,555. (more…)

If you’ve ever wanted to experience the trials and tribulations of competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, you’re in luck as Amazon Prime will take viewers the behind the scenes of the great race in a new series set to air June 9.

Dubbed Le Mans: Racing is Everything, the Amazon original will look at some of the biggest names in the sport – Porsche, Nissan, Toyota, Audi, Aston Martin and Rebellion Racing and trace recent iterations of the endurance race.

Beyond following the aforementioned teams, film crews captured interviews with the likes of Mark Webber, Andre Lotterer, Jann Mardenborough and Nico Prost.

In a press release, head of unscripted Amazon Originals Conrad Riggs said “Fans are consistently thrilled by the excitement and danger that is the annual Le Mans race. Le Mans: Racing is Everything will take that excitement to the next level, giving Prime members behind-the-scenes access to what it takes to win this singular event.”

Racing is attractive to any kind of petrolhead, and in any shape or form gets the competitive spirit going in those involved. (more…)

Unveiled earlier this year at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, the new Mokka X has entered production in Zaragoza, Spain. (more…)

We want to dismiss this test prototype as just a regular Insignia with a body kit. But the simple fact that it’s wearing full camouflage, as well as some of the smaller details suggests we’re looking at the next Insignia VXR.

It could just be the VX Line body kit, like the ones that are available for the regular Insignia and the Astra. But why go to all the trouble of testing a RHD car in Germany wearing full camo?

The thought of a big car with over 300 horsepower is appealing, and it reminds us of the era when the Mondeo ST220 and Vectra VXRs roamed the streets.

But first, let’s examine what we see here. It’s a RHD car on German license plates, and it has the Holden lion logo hiding under a black wrap. The reason? Well, the Australians have already done the work of installing and testing a gasoline-fed V6 engine under the hood, while all the European models have four-banger turbos.

We already have the specs for that mill, which produces 313 BHP and 370 Nm of torque from a 3.6 liter. All-wheel-drive and a 9-speed automatic will come standard when the new Commodore is launched.

In theory, that’s the engine they’ll use for the Insignia VXR as well. By comparison, the old performance model had a twin-turbo 2.8-liter V6 (shared with Saab) that produced 325 BHP and 434 Nm of torque.

Despite speculation, the Australian company has ruled out a twin-turbo V6 engine for the new Commodore, saying that it simply wouldn’t fit. But maybe that’s a trap, as Admiral Ackbar would say. I mean, isn’t this Insignia visibly bigger than the last one?

There are such engines in the GM inventory, like the one powertrain in the Cadillac ATS-V. Unfortunately, the Delta and E2XX platforms would produce infertile babies, since one is RWD and the other FWD-oriented. But at least we know Peugeot’s acquisition isn’t throwing a spanner in the vxr works.